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Brendan

Brendan proper noun: a male given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Brendan

  1. A male given name from Irish.
    • That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN

Forms of Brendan

alternative formBrandon
alternative formBrenden
alternative formBrendon
alternative formBrennan

Origin of Brendan

Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”). Doublet of Brian.

Words formed from Brendan

Questions about Brendan

What does Brendan mean?
Brendan means a male given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Brendan?
Brendan is a proper noun.

Words near Brendan in the dictionary

  1. Brenanah
  2. Brenchley
  3. Brenchley and Matfield
  4. Brenda
  5. Brenda-Waskada
  6. Brendan
  7. Brendel
  8. brendelite
  9. Brendels
  10. Brenden
  11. brending

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